Procaine and procainamide inhibit the Wnt canonical pathway by promoter demethylation of WIF-1 in lung cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Zhi Gao
    • Zhidong Xu
    • Ming-Szu Hung
    • Yu-Ching Lin
    • Tianyou Wang
    • Min Gong
    • Xiuyi Zhi
    • David M. Jablons
    • Liang You
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  • Published online on: December 1, 2009     https://doi.org/10.3892/or_00000590
  • Pages: 1479-1484
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Abstract

Secreted Wingless type (Wnt) ligands have previously been shown to be involved in tumor developmental processes and oncogenesis. Aberrant promoter methylation of Wnt inhibitory factor-1 (WIF-1) is a fundamental mechanism of epigenetic silencing in human cancers. Procaine, a local anesthetic drug, and procainamide, a drug for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, have been reported as inhibitors of DNA methylation, causing demethylation and reactivation of methylation-silenced genes such as RARβ and GSTP1. The promoter demethylation of WIF-1 has not previously been reported on. We demonstrated previously that WIF-1 is silenced due to promoter hypermethylation in lung cancer cell lines. In this study, we demonstrate promoter demethylation of WIF-1; restoration of WIF-1 expression, and underexpression of cytosolic β-catenin protein and TCF reporter activity, after procaine and procainamide treatment in H460 and A549 cell lines. Our results provide the first evidence that procaine and procainamide reactivate WIF-1 in these cancer cells and downregulate the Wnt canonical pathway. These results further suggest that procaine and procainamide may have a potential use for preventing the development of lung cancer.

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Gao Z, Xu Z, Hung M, Lin Y, Wang T, Gong M, Zhi X, Jablons DM and You L: Procaine and procainamide inhibit the Wnt canonical pathway by promoter demethylation of WIF-1 in lung cancer cells . Oncol Rep 22: 1479-1484, 2009
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Gao, Z., Xu, Z., Hung, M., Lin, Y., Wang, T., Gong, M. ... You, L. (2009). Procaine and procainamide inhibit the Wnt canonical pathway by promoter demethylation of WIF-1 in lung cancer cells . Oncology Reports, 22, 1479-1484. https://doi.org/10.3892/or_00000590
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Gao, Z., Xu, Z., Hung, M., Lin, Y., Wang, T., Gong, M., Zhi, X., Jablons, D. M., You, L."Procaine and procainamide inhibit the Wnt canonical pathway by promoter demethylation of WIF-1 in lung cancer cells ". Oncology Reports 22.6 (2009): 1479-1484.
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Gao, Z., Xu, Z., Hung, M., Lin, Y., Wang, T., Gong, M., Zhi, X., Jablons, D. M., You, L."Procaine and procainamide inhibit the Wnt canonical pathway by promoter demethylation of WIF-1 in lung cancer cells ". Oncology Reports 22, no. 6 (2009): 1479-1484. https://doi.org/10.3892/or_00000590